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Nevada Unemployment Insurance Law

July 29th, 2006 Posted by Lindsay

If you become unemployed through no fault of your own in Nevada, you’re eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits. You should file as soon as you have one week of full or partial unemployment, where you earn less than $362 in that week. The system is fairly easy. Basically there are two steps to the process.

First, you create a claim by phone or on the Internet. Claims become effective the Sunday before they are filed, regardless of which day of the week you filed. This claim is effective for one year, or until you have exhausted all of the benefits that are available to you.

You must then either call or use the Internet to contact the unemployment office and request the payment for that claim week. This is the second step of the process, and it certifies the week you’ve waited as a week of unemployment. You cannot call before the next Sunday, but you may make the call anytime from Sunday to the following Saturday to request the claim for the previous week.

Your eligibility may be questioned if you were laid off for reasons other than lack of work, or if your employer gives you severance pay or vacation pay. You may lose benefits if you refuse work or make no effort to look for work. Most people probably know that the claims have to be filed weekly, but it can’t be emphasized enough because if you don’t file them, or if you don’t respond to a request for information, you may lose benefits.

As a person receiving unemployment benefits, you must report to Nevada JobConnect and let them review your job search. They can also determine if you need assistance with reemployment. Failing to report to JobConnect or refusing their services can make you ineligible for benefits.